Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-10
WASHINGTON.
Gossip Heard Explanatory OF the
fG n..sicpsticn ef Assistant Secretary
ia" Of State Porler,
60 HIVE a Say IN The Selection
II - HIS successor, VIII" VIII be
a Politician.
.-,,,.rEyoR roRrSR RESIGNS.


,ftotne Gazette.
sF5o '.pylG Ton. Sept. The sudden
,o+iop OF FIRST Assistant Secretary
e.. S..4e Port r was not surprise TO
.! Who knew the existing condit on
". - Al the State Department. Al
q 80 cove -ner Porter gave as his
t2'-5r for reslgning that his wife could
Go in this climate, yet it has been
o. bv those on the inside for seven
al-"z5. months GOODNESS has existed
9 .-7e9 Secretary BaYard and Porter,
70 has finally so concealed
W. feelings that rupture was
~. r,i5abe. This fact was 6 surprise
M undiscovered, because Secretary
800 mad preferred Governor Porter
o5, ,!; position to anybody else in the
~ ..-v lie met Porter st Nashville and
- rerV much impressed with his per-
va accomplishments and executive
,y-ltv. |. seems, however, thEt since
-. became Assistant Secretary he
.,t-s5e himself very popular
WITH PUBIC MEN
.-1ss tbs state Department is honey
'a--,1-sd with .alousies among the Off
Mi. IS plain that outsiders have been
~ .1sy ln f0menting strife and GiScord
IN IN these two gentlemen. The
l..r1s II Porter say that for six months
- -gs -seu utterly ignored in matters
.z.s.rg our foreign policy, and that he
11s r-aclios..y been reduced TO the level
-5ecsIs and enjoyed the distinction
= Assistant Secretary in name
.-5 ss.E-v CITY. This unpleasant
---r3;--.u 4 sFsirs eliminated in the
i..rg.e over inc legality Of the appoint
~sr. Of commission 20 treat with Great
R--c.n ca the fishery question in which
wi. ha remembered thst ME- Porter
--5.i.lv expressed the view that the ep-
1,msLL ii the commission
WAS NOT POLITIC
sn,- Congress had so Peremp3orily voted
down the proposition TO ap-
r,,r commission on the
--,s.s.31 0ll. Secretary Bayard did
rrt coDsuit Assistant Secretary Porter
m mis- commission proposition, and was
rs~r much aagered when he found that
Porter dgi given his views 20 the press,
ne rssu.. Ct which was al intimation to
Governor Porter that his presence in the
ts7srtmgLt Wss 10 longer de-
,.-a5,e. hence his resignation
TIE Tennessee delegation Will
sustain Governor Porter IN his action.
Ta-y sre very C,aI sh, q nd have IN
t5gged confidence il PJcter's Integrity
s1t ability. The entire sopth
Will TAkE HAND
n the matter Of mis- successor, 8n1 il is
ss'g 70 say they viii demand their full
share Of patronage Speculation Is rife
Z, % who viii succeed Porter,
Cd. .ae opinion is generally expressed
.1lt il Will be somebody who Yields t
political force 1t is therefore certain
hat The President Will have considerable
% say scout this appointment prospect.
lc Of vi B3Y4rd'S wishes IN the meter
TENAs PENSIONS.
S.1cia. to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, sept. THE following
Texas pensions were issued t3-day;
llsene G, widow Of J1seuh Hopkins
Brownsville; James T. Chamberlain
Waco Edward D. Evans, LIBERTY Hin:
tJla~i c. Harper, Wo0dyille; Charles
Warren, L2mDa5zs.
HUJsE3KD NATIONAL RANK.
w1HrSG7oS, Sept. 2.-Tho S,urei:
National Bank Of IItlsbOrO, Tex, ms
oeea authorized TO commence cuisines,
WITH s capital Of So, 090
SCOTT TOLD IT ALL.
WASHINGTON Sept. The presiden'
VS. asked tl-3ay il he hai anything Il
ssy regarding the much talked Of coufer-